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ArticleViruses2024

Small Molecules for the Treatment of Long-COVID-Related Vascular Damage and Abnormal Blood Clotting: A Patent-Based Appraisal.

Francesco Samarelli, Giovanni Graziano, Nicola Gambacorta, Elisabetta Anna Graps, Francesco Leonetti, Orazio Nicolotti, Cosimo Damiano Altomare

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Article in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Therapeutic Potential ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  2. A pain from the nose to the head: neurological commitment during long COVID.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco SamarelliDepartment of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, I-70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6753-3528
Giovanni GrazianoDepartment of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, I-70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5575-3240
Nicola GambacortaDepartment of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, I-70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1965-1519
Elisabetta Anna GrapsARESS Puglia-Agenzia Regionale Strategica per la Salute ed il Sociale, I-70121 Bari, Italy.
Francesco LeonettiDepartment of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, I-70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2043-7464
Orazio NicolottiDepartment of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, I-70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6533-5539
Cosimo Damiano AltomareARESS Puglia-Agenzia Regionale Strategica per la Salute ed il Sociale, I-70121 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5016-5805
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITAgenzia Regionale Sanitaria della Puglia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People affected by COVID-19 are exposed to, among others, abnormal clotting and endothelial dysfunction, which may result in deep vein thrombosis, cerebrovascular disorders, and ischemic and non-ischemic heart diseases, to mention a few. Treatments for COVID-19 include antiplatelet (e.g., aspirin, clopidogrel) and anticoagulant agents, but their impact on morbidity and mortality has not been proven. In addition, due to viremia-associated interconnected prothrombotic and proinflammatory events, anti-inflammatory drugs have also been investigated for their ability to mitigate against immune dysregulation due to the cytokine storm. By retrieving patent literature published in the last two years, small molecules patented for long-COVID-related blood clotting and hematological complications are herein examined, along with supporting evidence from preclinical and clinical studies. An overview of the main features and therapeutic potentials of small molecules is provided for the thromboxane receptor antagonist ramatroban, the pan-caspase inhibitor emricasan, and the sodium-hydrogen antiporter 1 (NHE-1) inhibitor rimeporide, as well as natural polyphenolic compounds.

Indexed as

COVID-19Post-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeAnticoagulantsAspirinBlood CoagulationHumansAnticoagulantsAspirincaspase inhibitorslong COVIDprocyanidinsramatrobanvascular issues

Identifiers

PMID38543815
PMCPMC10976273
OpenAlexW4392810683

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